Dress with a smell
Features
In a feminine dress with a smell the American model Claire McCardell first appeared in the 30s of the last century. Absolutely unfamiliar to this style of dress, resembling a robe, was perceived ambiguously.
In the 70s, an unusual style attracted the attention of young fashion designer Diane von Furstenberg. She began work on a win-win dress that would appeal to the general public in the European fashion community.
And in 1973, the first model of the dress with the smell appeared. The name of the wrap dress dress received thanks to the famous African-American Angela Davis, a revolutionary fighting for freedom. The black-and-white material “with chains” served as a classic fabric for the pioneer model. At the time of the peak of the fashion for trouser suits, the dress of a sharply feminine style had an unexpected and steady success. In 1976 alone, more than 5 million dresses were sold.
Thanks to Diane von Furstenberg, the dress with the smell gained worldwide recognition and entered the Guinness Book of Records, while the designer herself tirelessly refines her creation. In her younger years, Diana often posed for cameras and appeared in a dress with a smell on the covers of fashion magazines, proving the advantages of her design by her own example.
To date, Diana von Fustenberg is an honorary citizen of Belgium, headed by the Council of Fashion Designers of America. She is an extremely successful fashion designer who can create four collections a year. For 40 years, the patterns on the dress, the colors of the products and materials, the style details and the length of the skirt have changed, but the feminine and romantic silhouette has remained unchanged.
Elegant dresses with a smell wear Madonna, Jennifer Lopez, Paris Hilton, Kylie Minogue, Natalia Vodianova and Michelle Obama. The list of celebrities can be continued, since the most famous women of our time want to remain attractive and charming, acquiring religious creations from Diane von Furstenberg.
To suit
The huge success of the dress with the smell is due to the fact that it can make a figure like a “sand-glass”. Therefore, the dress goes to the ladies of all ages, regardless of the type of figure, whether it is a figure in the shape of a pear or an inverted triangle.
The traditional materials from which wrap dresses are made, such as jersey, silk, satin and chiffon, allow you to find the optimal color for your dress. In this case, the main guideline should be the color type of your appearance.
Even the most significant imperfections of the body are hidden behind the cut of the dress, which visually reduces the waist volume, emphasizing it and making it aspen. Hips in this style are horizontally one line with the shoulders and are outlined, and the emphasis on the chest makes it visually fuller thanks to a successful cut. The shoulders seem narrower, and the hips look steeper. In addition, in a dress with a smell, the whole silhouette is extended and stretched.
Such a flashy feminine silhouette can not leave anyone indifferent. Before us is a classic ideal female figure. With taste, choosing not only the style, but also the color of the dress with the smell, you can focus on not only the merits of the figure, but also the beauty of the face, neck and hands. The casual style and clothing for a business woman cannot be imagined without models of wrap dresses.
Popular styles and models
In a classic dress with a smell, a female figure approaches an hourglass shape due to a diagonal that visually intersects the silhouette.The smell on the dress, as a rule, is fastened on the side, in this case the clasp is located under it and is not visible. For some models there is a vertical smell with a fastener in the center of the skirt. The edges of the smell are usually fixed together with a belt or brooch.
With V-neck
V-neckline has become a kind of visiting card of dresses, one of the elements of the cut of most of them. This cutout shape is formed precisely because there is a bilateral smell in the dress.
V-neck not only decorates the style, but also draws attention to the chest, makes it visually longer than the neck, opening it.
With a smell on the bodice
As the most prominent element in the dress, the smell can be along the entire length of the dress, and can only reach the waistline. Smell on the bodice refers to a common and convenient type of dress. The bottom of this outfit remains solid, and the skirt can be of any length and style. The bodice is draped, emphasized by the cut of the dress.
With a smell behind on a back
The smell in the model can be moved to the back. In this case, such a dress acquires a triangular roll-out on the back of different depths and a slight overlap on the skirt at the back, while the front part remains smooth. An overhanging sheath dress made from monochrome stretching material that smells on the back fits very well and adds elegance. The lacy midi dress with a smell on the back also looks beautiful.
Buttoned
In the button-down model, the smell is firmly fastened with one or two rows of buttons in front, leaving the legs open. Large and metal buttons beautifully decorate a dress made of a single-color material. The models on the buttons of the fitting silhouette can be both with long sleeves and without them. Triangular vykat on the back in harmony with the neckline in front. In the more stringent models of dresses with a smell on the buttons are often found round necklines without a collar and shawl-shaped collars.
Beach
Convenience and comfort of the style perfectly conveys the beach dress or sundress with a smell, which is easily removed and quickly unbuttoned like a bathrobe. Summer dresses made of cotton and linen, viscose and other fine fabrics are well worn in the summer both on the beach and in the evening for a walk by the sea.
Length
Long
A long dress with a smell looks stunning, and its owner is charming. Dresses in a floor of bright colors with draperies now and then appear on world-class events and red carpet. The elegance of such a dress is hard to overestimate.
Long sleeves with checked prints, made from patterned and light materials, with ruffles and ruffles are good for everyday wear. For long dresses, the three-quarter-sleeve version of the model looks elegant.
Midi
The classic length of the model is considered to be slightly below the knee, with such a skirt the style of the dress appears to the audience in all details and looks optimal. Shorter models are also found, but the bottom of the dress should balance the open top with the neckline. In no case should a midi dress skirt cut the fullest part of the calf. It is better to choose styles with a skirt below the knee, either shorter or slightly longer than this part of the legs. For a midi dress, an A-shape will be a good one.
A short
Short dresses resemble tunics and cases. They are sewn both without sleeves, and with free sleeves, curly smells. A short dress not only balances the figure, but also opens beautiful legs.
Actual colors
Black
Black and white dress with a pattern of chains, divorces, leaves and other drawings in this style won the love of women around the world. For dresses with a smell choose a smooth black satin, and jersey, and knitwear. The black dress looks amazingly rich, since black highlights the silhouette, and the style adorns the figure, hiding those extra pounds.
Red
The red color along with black is particularly well suited to the style of the dress with the smell. Like a short and flared dress, midi with a belt and ruffles on the hem look equally spectacular.Under the red dress with a long sleeve, knee-length and below, bodily shoes and sandals with high stable heels and platform are selected.
Shades of blue
The image of a magic fairy creates long blue and light blue dresses with a smell and a sleeve-flashlight. For the blue dress choose bright and juicy shades: cornflower blue, cobalt, azure. No less interesting are the dresses with the smell of lavender and gray-blue hues. In a dress from black fabric, inserts of blue and blue color look stylish and original.
Dotted
A dress with polka dots made of silk was first demonstrated in the collection of Diane von Furstenberg. Since then, such a dress does not go out of fashion, along with patterns of modified chains and flowers. The peas make the dress with the smell flirtatious, and the girl in it makes it graceful. Skirts with ruffles and knee-length are characteristic of polka-dot dresses. To make the style unusual, dresses are sewn with an asymmetrical hem and patterned smell.
Fabrics and textures
Knitted
The ideal fabric for sewing dresses with a smell is jersey, which stretches well and helps to create the perfect cut. Business and street models are sewn from jersey that gently fit the figure.
For modern dresses, soft jersey is chosen that can recreate the style and convey its femininity. For knit dresses are characterized by plain colors and strict styles with a straight and slightly flared skirt.
Chiffon
Chiffon can serve as a good material for this model due to its lightness and translucency. The wrap-on chiffon dress is an evening dress for solemn occasions. Needless to say, how chiffon dress is romantic and airy. Ruffles, flounces on a skirt, frills - invariable elements of a cut for dresses with a smell from chiffon.
Silk
Satin and silk are also perfectly combined with the style of the dress. Heavy and printed varieties of silk fabric will give chic to your evening along. Dresses made from black fabrics and other traditional colors can be added with gold trim, geometric and ethnic patterns, and fringe. The original embroidery will perfectly decorate the sleeves and the hem of the silk dress. Elegant dresses with draperies, as a rule, are often made from such fabrics.
Glossy and glossy materials are designed for women with a slim and thin figure, and chubby fashionistas for the evening dress with the smell is better to stay on matte monochromatic materials.
Laced
Dress made of lace fabric in itself is a symbol of female attractiveness and tenderness. The style and fabric in this case serve the same purpose - to make the owner of the dress with the smell even more beautiful and more romantic. White and dark blue, black and red dresses are sewn from laces or guipure with a silk lining in tone. To create a romantic look, lace-up shoes are worn with open toe shoes on a fine heel.
What to wear
For evening dresses, classic steel shoes with heels and a miniature hat, which is pinned to the hair with the help of hairpins.
The emphasis on the chest will help to make a well-chosen necklace of small beads or several chains, which are perfectly combined with the V-neck, and also a scarf around the neck of the fabric to match.
As decoration, elongated earrings, bracelets on the arm, massive watches look good.
To make the outfit in the street style turn out to be harmonious, under the dress with the smell they pick the top in the same color range as the dress. At the same time, pumps and clutch bag should contrast with the rest of the outfit.
Soft and white or red boots look original with straight and trapezoidal dresses. One more type of footwear for flared and elegant dresses can be boots with a narrow nose on a heel. They are selected bag of any size on a chain or strap.
Stylish and beautiful images
1. Knitted sundress with a smell on thin straps. A bright orange crocheted beach pattern with a mesh pattern.Model in the retro style of the 60s. Under the dress chosen black bathing suit. On the neck is a chain of yellow metal with a pendant.
2. Knitted out of gum dress with the smell on the bodice bodily color. The dress fits the figure like a glove, emphasizing the waist and the hips of the girl. Length above the knee. Sleeves can be both long and narrow, and free.
3. Dress of light burgundy fabric with white polka dots with bell skirt. Three-quarter sleeves with cuffs. The dress is decorated with a belt trimmed with white edging. Cut deep, to the middle of the chest, V-shaped. Open white sandals with high square heels are matched to the dress.
4.? Dress eggplant color without sleeves, draped. The smell is fastened with a large rectangular white metal clasp on the side of the dress, leaving the legs open. Dress length above the knee. This is an elegant cocktail dress with a cut in the shape of the letter V. Silver thin bracelets and rings in the form of large rings are chosen as jewelry.
5. Red mini dress with a smell that diagonally crosses the entire front part. Elegant model with loose sleeves, decorated with metal buttons. Dress without collar, with a shallow oval-neckline. Along the waistline is a decorative black strip of fabric with a metallic heart.